Guardian Cryptic #28624

2021-12-09

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Across

9a

Composer didn't have 'unfinished', with end of symphony penned (5)

10a

Bird or insect beside plant stem (9)

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11a

Sham flier heading north in gannet, acting like magpie? (9)

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12a

Under spruce, hole's opening (5)

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13a

Shag explorer lying back, commander (7)

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15a

Rogue payment in the news (7)

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17a

Squawk by old bird, though not old bird! (5)

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18a

Money returnedwoof! (3)

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20a

Birdtit (5)

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22a

Terrible fear in turkey, seeing gull (7)

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25a

Swallow against birds flying west (7)

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26a

About right, brief idea for currency (5)

27a

Shake tree, perhaps, where there's cuckoo I feed a lot (9)

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30a

Birds in tree almost caught by dogs (9)

31a

More than one bird rises up, it's said? (5)

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Down

1d

See 7

2d

Novel is by all contributors initially referring to language unit (8)

3d

Queen caught by pelican, neatly (4)

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4d

Venom bound to stuff a bunny (8)

5d

Unfortunate scrap defended by jerk (6)

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6d

Bird after song for competition (5,5)

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7d
1d

Controlled strike at parrot in windy park (6,4)

8d

Ultimate characters seen in the magnificent Coptic church make an impression (4)

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13d

Corporation documents, puffed up (5)

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14d

Contract secured by quail for device used on American rails (10)

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16d

Herb has heard bird (5)

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19d

Dove, one perched on hand after uplifting eclipse (8)

21d

Laud vet following surgery after duck produced eggs (8)

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23d

Leader of Conservatives in bumbling oaf is humiliating disaster (6)

24d

Cook cooks old birds (6)

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26d

Bottom on turf, great tackle (4)

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28d

Bird laugh (4)

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29d

Some fugitive, as yet loose (4)

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